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tes, San Lais, Cataraarca, Mendoza, San 

 Juan, Rioja, Jujuy, Tucuman, Sal ta and 

 the Northern parts ol the provinces of 

 Santa Fe and Cordoba. 



It is more marked in the Southern 

 regions of Santa Fe and Cordoba and 

 in the Province of Buenos Ayres. 



Upon separate examination of each of 

 the regions in which the proportion of 

 tuberculosis is relatively greater, it is to 

 be observed that in a given district there 

 are a greater number ol tuberculose sub- 

 jects in the establishments situated near 

 the towns; i.e. tambos, cow-sheds, and 

 milk shops. 



These results which are fully proved 

 agree with the conclusions generally 

 accepted, respecting means of contagion. 



The development of the disease is mo- 

 reover in direct ratio to age, and to 

 density of stalling, and to the numbers 

 stalled in a given place. Several expe- 

 riments made in France prove that in 

 cci tain stalls the proportion oftuberculo- 



